Recorded 1939–2006 Girls' name Peak 1972 822 births

Tedra — girls' name

822 babies named Tedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s171950s421960s881970s3411980s1981990s1132000s17
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tedra was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

96 babies were named Tedra in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tedra

The Social Security Administration has registered 822 babies named Tedra between 1939 and 2006, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tedra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tedra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tedra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tedra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tedra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 822 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tedra at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

822

Since 1939

68 years of records

Peak year

1972

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1939

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tedra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1939

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1972)
96
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
050100150 200619951988198119741967195819451939 6

Tedra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
341 births that decade — 41% of Tedra's all-time total
1930s61940s171950s421960s881970s3411980s1981990s1132000s17

Tedra by state

Where Tedra concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tedra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
52 6.3%
#2 California
24 2.9%
#3 Michigan
14 1.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
11 1.3%
#5 New York
10 1.2%
#6 Florida
7 0.9%
#7 Illinois
6 0.7%
Georgia share of Tedra's total US births 6.3%
Even split

52 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tedra?
822 babies have been named Tedra since 1939. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1972 with 96 births.
When was Tedra most popular?
Tedra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Tedra most popular?
The top states for the name Tedra are Georgia (52 births), California (24 births), Michigan (14 births).
How long has the name Tedra been used?
Tedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 68 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tedra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teddi, Teddy, Teddie, Tedi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1939–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.